revising sentences to use strong verbs revise the sentences by replacing the underlined phrases with those…

revising sentences to use strong verbs revise the sentences by replacing the underlined phrases with those using strong, active verbs. i was crossing i crossed the blacktop toward the school as the buses were pulling in and i looked around for somewhere to hide, but there was nowhere slowly approached the curb are dropping kids off were arriving

revising sentences to use strong verbs revise the sentences by replacing the underlined phrases with those using strong, active verbs. i was crossing i crossed the blacktop toward the school as the buses were pulling in and i looked around for somewhere to hide, but there was nowhere slowly approached the curb are dropping kids off were arriving

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Brief Explanations:

The task is to improve sentences by replacing weak phrases with strong, active verbs. "I was crossing" can be simply "I crossed" for a more direct feel. "Slowly approached the curb" can be made more vivid, for example "sidled up to the curb". "Are dropping kids off" could be "unloaded kids". "Were arriving" could be "pulled in" which is already used in the context for buses and is a strong verb for arrival - like action.

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  1. I crossed the blacktop toward the school as the buses pulled in.
  2. Sidled up to the curb and I looked around for somewhere to hide, but there was nowhere.
  3. Unloaded kids.
  4. Pulled in.